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| '''Rob Malda''' (born May 10, 1976), also known as '''CmdrTaco''', is ] and ] of the website ]. He is a ] of ] and ]. | '''Rob Malda''' (born May 10, 1976), also known as '''CmdrTaco''', is ] and ] of the website ]. He is a ] of ] and ]. | ||
| In 1997 Rob Malda and ] created ] while undergraduates of ].<ref>{{cite web | title = Attack of the Blogs | publisher = Holland Sentinel | date = September 7, 2004 | url = http://hollandsentinel.com/stories/090704/lif_090704042.shtml}}</ref>{{Dead link|date=July 2011}} After running the site for two years "on a shoestring",<ref>{{cite web | title = Cmdrtaco on Slashdot Sale | publisher = Wired.com | date = June 29, 1999 | url = http://www.wired.com/techbiz/media/news/1999/06/20483}}</ref> they sold the site to ], which was later acquired by ].<ref>{{cite web | title = VA Linux buys Andover.Net | publisher = news.com | date = February 3, 2000 | url = http://www.news.com/2100-1001-236456.html }}</ref> Malda now runs the site out of the ] office in ].<ref>{{cite web | title = The Slashdot Supremacy |last=Kushner |first=David| publisher = spectrum.ieee.org | month=November |year=2007 | url = http://spectrum.ieee.org/nov07/5639}}</ref> | In 1997 Rob Malda and ] created ] while undergraduates of ].<ref>{{cite web | title = Attack of the Blogs | publisher = Holland Sentinel | date = September 7, 2004 | url = http://hollandsentinel.com/stories/090704/lif_090704042.shtml}}</ref>{{Dead link|date=July 2011}} After running the site for two years "on a shoestring",<ref>{{cite web | title = Cmdrtaco on Slashdot Sale | publisher = Wired.com | date = June 29, 1999 | url = http://www.wired.com/techbiz/media/news/1999/06/20483}}</ref> they sold the site to ], which was later acquired by ].<ref>{{cite web | title = VA Linux buys Andover.Net | publisher = news.com | date = February 3, 2000 | url = http://www.news.com/2100-1001-236456.html }}</ref> Malda now runs the site out of the ] office in ].<ref>{{cite web | title = The Slashdot Supremacy |last=Kushner |first=David| publisher = spectrum.ieee.org | month=November |year=2007 | url = http://spectrum.ieee.org/nov07/5639}}</ref> | ||
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| Rob Malda | |
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 Malda at LinuxWorld Boston 2006 | |
| Born | (1976-05-10) May 10, 1976 (age 48) |
| Other names | CmdrTaco |
| Known for | founder of Slashdot |
Rob Malda (born May 10, 1976), also known as CmdrTaco, is founder and editor-in-chief of the website Slashdot. He is a graduate of Hope College and Holland Christian High School.
In 1997 Rob Malda and Jeff Bates created Slashdot while undergraduates of Hope College. After running the site for two years "on a shoestring", they sold the site to Andover.net, which was later acquired by VA Linux Systems. Malda now runs the site out of the SourceForge, Inc. office in Dexter, Michigan.
Rob Malda also wrote a monthly column for Computer Power User.
Personal life
Malda proposed to longtime girlfriend Kathleen Fent using the front page of Slashdot on February 14th, 2002. They were married on December 8, 2002, in Las Vegas, Nevada.
References
- "Attack of the Blogs". Holland Sentinel. September 7, 2004.
- "Cmdrtaco on Slashdot Sale". Wired.com. June 29, 1999.
- "VA Linux buys Andover.Net". news.com. February 3, 2000.
- Kushner, David (2007). "The Slashdot Supremacy". spectrum.ieee.org.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|month=ignored (help) - Malda, Rob (October 2009). "The Department of Stuff: Caught In The Web". Computer Power User. Retrieved 28 August 2009.
- Newsmakers: the people behind today's headlines. Vol. Issue 3. Thomson Gale. 2007. p. 73. ISBN 0787680907. Retrieved February 15, 2010.
{{cite book}}:|volume=has extra text (help); Unknown parameter|authors=ignored (help) - Malda, Rob (February 14, 2002). "Kathleen Fent Read This Story". Slashdot. Retrieved February 15, 2010.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - "News from Hope College" (PDF). February 2003. Retrieved February 15, 2010.